Marketing And Events Lead

Gordon Moody; Redditch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gordon Moody, the UK’s leading charity for gambling-related harm, seeks a Marketing & Events Lead to raise awareness of our services and impact across the UK. Hybrid role with regular travel, working closely with the Commercial Director and team to plan campaigns, conferences and stakeholder events.

You’ll develop integrated marketing and events programmes, manage budgets, build relationships with NHS, commissioners and partners, and drive referrals through multi-channel activity.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns.
• Proven track record organising conferences, exhibitions, or events.
• Confident representing an organisation externally and building relationships.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication across audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Gordon Moody’s marketing and events plan.
• Lead the planning and delivery of conferences, exhibitions, roundtables, webinars and stakeholder events.
• Manage marketing budgets and measure the impact of campaigns.
• Create marketing materials, presentations, referral information and event collateral.
• Collaborate with Content & Digital Engagement Officer on joined-up campaigns.
• Support partnership development, service promotion and referral generation.

Skills

Marketing campaigns

Events management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Brand guidelines

Copywriting

Job description

Job Descripton

Marketing & Events Lead

Reports to: Commercial Director
Location: Hybrid, with regular UK travel
Team: Commercial

About us

At Gordon Moody, we believe in second chances and building lives free from gambling harm. As the UK’s leading charity for gambling-related harm support, we offer specialist residential treatment and holistic care to those most affected.

For more than 50 years, we have been a trusted leader in gambling addiction recovery, combining specialist expertise with a deep commitment to transforming lives. Our evidence-based approach delivers measurable outcomes and industry-leading success rates, helping individuals achieve meaningful and lasting recovery.

At the heart of everything we do is a people-first philosophy, providing compassionate, personalised support tailored to each person's unique journey. We also recognise that recovery is deeply personal, which is why we offer a discreet, professional and respectful environment where individuals can rebuild their lives with confidence, dignity and trust.

The role

We are looking for a proactive and confident Marketing & Events Lead to raise awareness of Gordon Moody, our services and the impact of our work.

Working closely with the Commercial Director and wider Commercial team, you will develop and deliver marketing campaigns, events, conferences and stakeholder engagement activity across the UK.

This is a varied, hands-on role where you will help ensure Gordon Moody is visible to the right audiences, including healthcare professionals, NHS and public health teams, commissioners, employers, partners and community organisations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Gordon Moody’s marketing and events plan.
• Create targeted marketing and awareness campaigns across a range of channels.
• Lead the planning and delivery of conferences, exhibitions, roundtables, webinars and stakeholder events.
• Take ownership of Gordon Moody’s annual external events calendar.
• Lead the delivery of Gordon Moody’s flagship conference.
• Represent Gordon Moody at external events and build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop marketing materials, presentations, referral information and event collateral.
• Work closely with our Content & Digital Engagement Officer to create joined-up digital and offline campaigns.
• Support partnership development, service promotion and referral generation.
• Manage marketing and events budgets and measure the impact of campaigns and activity.

About you

You will be an experienced marketing, events or communications professional who is comfortable combining strategic planning with hands-on delivery.

You will ideally have:

• Experience delivering marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Strong experience organising conferences, exhibitions or stakeholder events.
• Confidence representing an organisation externally and building relationships.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience producing marketing materials and working within brand guidelines.
• The ability to manage several projects and deadlines at the same time.
• A good understanding of how marketing and events can increase awareness, engagement, referrals and partnerships.
• A willingness to travel regularly across the UK and attend events when required.

Experience within healthcare, NHS, public health, charity or VCSE organisations would be an advantage, as would experience marketing health, treatment or support services.

If you are looking for a varied marketing and events role where your work can directly contribute to increasing awareness and helping more people access life-changing support, we would love to hear from you.

About us

Gordon Moody, founded in 1971, is the UK’s leading charity supporting people to live free from gambling-related harm. We provide unique treatment programmes, including Men’s Gambling Residential, the world’s first Women’s Gambling Residential, and our Retreat & Counselling service, combining short-stay treatment with ongoing at-home support. Our wraparound approach offers tailored help before, during, and after treatment. The Affected Other programme supports friends and family impacted by someone’s gambling harm. With over 50 years’ experience, we ensure people receive the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time.